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tom costello, nbc news. >>> we're back in a moment with a summer prediction that has a lot of people taking notice. >>> the 2014 atlantic hurricane forecast is out from the national hurricane center. they are predicting for the record a quieter season than normal for this year, mostly because they expect the development of el nino. one or two hurricanes they predict will be major, category three or above but as you know, it is always the case in the inexact business of any forecast beyond five days, we shall see. >>> there is new pressure being put on the nfl tonight to change the name of the washington redskins. half of the members of the u.s. senate, 50 of 100 senators have signed a letter to the commissioner roger goodell to order a change because they find the name offensive. they drew a parallel with the quick action by the nba to ban l.a. clippers owner donald sterling over the offensive comments he made. >>> the scene at arlington national cemetery where they placed an american flag over 260,000 of the head stones. this ritual is repeated every year for memorial day in honor o
tom costello, nbc news. >>> we're back in a moment with a summer prediction that has a lot of people taking notice. >>> the 2014 atlantic hurricane forecast is out from the national hurricane center. they are predicting for the record a quieter season than normal for this year, mostly because they expect the development of el nino. one or two hurricanes they predict will be major, category three or above but as you know, it is always the case in the inexact business of any...
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nbc's tom costello searches for the cause of these frightening close calls. >> reporter: the close calls involve air traffic controllers on each end of the country. may 9th in houston, united flight 601 was departing from vancouver on runway 9 as united flight 437 was leaving from mexico city on runway 15. the controller apparently made a serious mistake. >> 601, thank you, heading 340. >> instead of telling the vancouver flight to turn left he told him to turn right into the path of the other plane. the controller then quickly realized his mistake. united 601, stop your climbing and stop your turn, united 601. >> reporter: the planes came 400 feet vertically, .8 miles laterally. seconds away from disaster. arriving united 737 flew right over the top of a departing express jet regional flight that had been cleared for takeoff on an intersecting runway. >> do you have him in sight? maintain visual. >> oh, yeah, he's real close. >> reporter: they missed each other by just 400 feet. the faa has since ordered changes to the runway layout. >> the air traffic controller is talking nonstop. you
nbc's tom costello searches for the cause of these frightening close calls. >> reporter: the close calls involve air traffic controllers on each end of the country. may 9th in houston, united flight 601 was departing from vancouver on runway 9 as united flight 437 was leaving from mexico city on runway 15. the controller apparently made a serious mistake. >> 601, thank you, heading 340. >> instead of telling the vancouver flight to turn left he told him to turn right into the...
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tom costello has more. >> reporter: it's the safety culture at gm that federal regulators say has been broken for years. the clearest evidence, the 2.6 million cars under recall for faulty ignition switches and air bag that is failed to deploy. >> what we will never accept is a person or company that knows danger exists and says nothing. >> reporter: government investigators say in 2009 gm was told by its supplier the defects were related, the ignition switch defect could prevent the air bags from deploying. >> it makes me sick. i don't understand how they could hide this and not tell. >> reporter: marie buzzard's sister and grandmother died after their chevy cobalt lost power and steering seconds before they were hit by a drunk driver. 12-month-old trenton in the backseat was paralyzed. today, 6 years old, he must use a wheelchair. >> he will never be able to be that football star or that, you know, baseball player or, you know, anything like that. his life is changed forever. >> reporter: so far, gm acknowledges 31 crashes and 13 deaths associated with the defects. in a statement, ce
tom costello has more. >> reporter: it's the safety culture at gm that federal regulators say has been broken for years. the clearest evidence, the 2.6 million cars under recall for faulty ignition switches and air bag that is failed to deploy. >> what we will never accept is a person or company that knows danger exists and says nothing. >> reporter: government investigators say in 2009 gm was told by its supplier the defects were related, the ignition switch defect could...
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. >> thank you, tom costello for us. still ahead from donald sterling. now a new hampshire police commissioner who refuses to resign after calling president obama the n-word. today eric holder is con frofrog racism. also, new developments in the fight for marriage equality in idaho and arkansas. we'll talk to two trailblazers on that issue. . this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. but they don't yet know we're a family. we're right where you need us. at the next job, next adventure or at the next exit helping you explore super destinations and do everything under the sun. 12 brands. more hotels than anyone else in the world. so wherever you want to be, whatever you want to do, chances are we're already there. save up to 25% and earn bonus points when you book at wyndhamrewards.com. but add brand new bel
. >> thank you, tom costello for us. still ahead from donald sterling. now a new hampshire police commissioner who refuses to resign after calling president obama the n-word. today eric holder is con frofrog racism. also, new developments in the fight for marriage equality in idaho and arkansas. we'll talk to two trailblazers on that issue. . this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for...
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nbc's tom costello has more on that. tom, good morning. >> good morning. investigators believe the beef may be tainted with the e. coli bacteria, but health investigators say it's a rare bug. the recall affects retailers who sold products from the wolverine packing company of detroit, including angus steak burgers and ground beef patties. overnight, an updated list from the usda of stores that may be selling that recalled ground beef. at least six retailers across ten states, including major chain gordon food service marketplace, which released a statement saying in part any customers that purchased fresh premium beef angus steak burgers should discard any remaining product immediately. wolverine packing company of detroit is recalling nearly two million pounds of ground beef products sold to restaurants and grocery stores after 11 confirmed illnesses. the company says no product tested positive, but it's being prudent with the voluntary recall and redoubling efforts to assure safety standards exceed customers' expectations. >> stay tuned. it's critically
nbc's tom costello has more on that. tom, good morning. >> good morning. investigators believe the beef may be tainted with the e. coli bacteria, but health investigators say it's a rare bug. the recall affects retailers who sold products from the wolverine packing company of detroit, including angus steak burgers and ground beef patties. overnight, an updated list from the usda of stores that may be selling that recalled ground beef. at least six retailers across ten states, including...